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U.S. Supreme Court,
Immigration,
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals

Mar. 20, 2019

Conservative justices side with government in high court fight over immigration detention

The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday sided with the Trump administration’s reading of a far-reaching immigration law, saying in a split decision federal law enforcement agents could detain a large class of immigrants subject to deportation indefinitely and without bond hearings.

Conservative justices side with government in high court fight over immigration detention
U.S. Supreme Court Justices Stephen Breyer and Samuel Alito

Federal law enforcement agents can detain indefinitely and without bond hearings a large class of immigrants subject to deportation, a sharply divided U.S. Supreme Court ruled Tuesday, handing President Donald Trump a win in his fight against illegal immigration.

The decision reversed the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.

Writing for a conservative majority, Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. ruled a 199...

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